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The '''version number''' of a [[Dwarf Fortress]] release indicates the number of completed development components in that release. It is assigned by [[Toady|Tarn Adams]] and consists of the following five pieces:
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[[toady|Tarn Adams]] assigns a 4-piece [[:category:version|version]] number to each [[Dwarf Fortress]] release. Each number has it's own meaning.
  
# "0" for alpha or beta state, "1" when it is no longer in beta.
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=== Example: ===
# Number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_core_1-20.html core] components completed.
 
# Number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_req_1-50.html required] components completed.
 
# Number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_bloat_1-50.html bloat] components completed.
 
# A lower-case letter which is increased by one alphabetically for each bug-fix release of a version.
 
 
 
The first four pieces are separated by periods.
 
 
 
== Example ==
 
  
 
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| colspan='2' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #999; background: #eeeeee' | An '''alpha''' or '''beta''' release
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| colspan='2' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #999; background: #eeeeee' | Currently in an  '''alpha''' release
 
| colspan='1' | <div style='width: 1.5em'></div>
 
| colspan='1' | <div style='width: 1.5em'></div>
| colspan='5' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #9df; background: #eef5ff' | 27 '''core''' components completed
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| colspan='5' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #9df; background: #eef5ff' | 27 '''core''' components have been completed
 
| colspan='1' | <div style='width: 0.5em'></div>
 
| colspan='1' | <div style='width: 0.5em'></div>
| colspan='8' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #db8; background: #fff5ee' | 176 '''required''' components completed
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| colspan='8' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #db8; background: #fff5ee' | 176 '''required''' components have been completed
 
| colspan='1' | <div style='width: 0.5em'></div>
 
| colspan='1' | <div style='width: 0.5em'></div>
| colspan='4' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #bd8; background: #f5ffee' | 38 '''bloat''' components completed
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| colspan='4' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #bd8; background: #f5ffee' | 38 '''bloat''' components have been completed
 
| colspan='1' | <div style='width: 1.5em'></div>
 
| colspan='1' | <div style='width: 1.5em'></div>
| colspan='2' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #999; background: #eeeeee' | Third '''patch''' release
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| colspan='2' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #999; background: #eeeeee' | A third '''bug-fix''' release
 
|}
 
|}
  
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# The first number indicates an alpha or beta state, it will be "1" when it is no longer in beta and has gone gold.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Gold_or_general_availability_release]
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# The second number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_core_1-20.html core] components completed.
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# The third number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_req_1-50.html req] components completed.
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# The fourth number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_bloat_1-50.html bloat] components completed.
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# The adjacent letter is increased by one alphabetically for each bug-fix release of a version.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[:Category:Version|List of versions]]
 
* [[:Category:Version|List of versions]]

Revision as of 20:10, 21 April 2008

Tarn Adams assigns a 4-piece version number to each Dwarf Fortress release. Each number has it's own meaning.

Example:

0 . 27 . 176 . 38 c
Currently in an  alpha release
27 core components have been completed
176 required components have been completed
38 bloat components have been completed
A third bug-fix release
  1. The first number indicates an alpha or beta state, it will be "1" when it is no longer in beta and has gone gold.[1]
  2. The second number is the total number of core components completed.
  3. The third number is the total number of req components completed.
  4. The fourth number is the total number of bloat components completed.
  5. The adjacent letter is increased by one alphabetically for each bug-fix release of a version.

See Also